For very beginning orchestra combined with second and third year students. Uses 3 simultaneous partner songs. Beginners play the Jingle Bells refrain pizzicato while second and third year students add Jolly Old St. Nicholas and parts of Pachelbel's

Beginning Band piece for that first December concert. Comprised of a medley including "I Saw Three Ships, "Greensleeves" or "What Child is This," and "Good Christian Men Rejoice." Range is from low concert F in the clarinets (Concert A for others)

Flexible instrumentation for that small group that needs something a little more challenging in the first concert of the year. Can be successfully performed with just two wind players although percussion is always good considering the title. Snare

Need to keep your young players playing after the concerts are over? These include 4 movie and television show themes without their titles. Students need to practice enough to figure out what they are (And maybe get some help from their listening

Need to keep your young players playing after the concerts are over? These include 4 movie and television show themes without their titles. Students need to practice enough to figure out what they are (And maybe get some help from their listening

Students review, hypothesize and experiment on vibration, and pitch. 30 minute center- based lesson run by older Instrumental students for 3rd or 4th grade. Great Arts Integration lesson with Science and Music! Uses Smart Technology's SmartNotebook

Students review, hypothesize and experiment on vibration, sound waves, volume, & pitch. Great Arts Integration lesson with Science and Music! Useful to general classroom teachers as well as General Music and Instrumental Music. Also works as a

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching Band and Orchestra for 10 years with a little middle school general music experience before that. The things that I share here were developed for my own classroom uses and have worked out well for me.